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SUMMARY:Joe Block Quintet
LOCATION:Black Cat\, 400 Eddy St\, San Francisco\, CA 94109
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: $20 \, $30 \, $40 \, $50\n\n(price includes $5.50 proc
 essing and ticketing fee)\n\n\n\n\n7:00 show: Doors @ 6:00\n\n9:15 show: B
 ar @ 6:00\, Doors @ 8:30\n\n\n\n\nBright\, cathartic modern jazz built on 
 original compositions\, deep swing\, and the kind of ensemble chemistry th
 at lifts the whole room.\n\n\n\n\nPianist\, composer\, and bandleader Joe 
 Block brings his quintet to Black Cat in celebration of There Is Always Ho
 pe\, his debut album leading his own ensemble and his first record built e
 ntirely from original compositions. Released September 25 on Jazz at Linco
 ln Center’s Blue Engine Records\, the album is a bold\, optimistic state
 ment shaped by seven years of writing\, collaboration\, and musical trust.
 \n\n\n\n\nBlock’s résumé is already stacked with the kind of credits t
 hat make him one of the most compelling young artists in modern jazz:\n\n\
 n\n\n• Finalist for the prestigious APA National Piano Competition\, awa
 rded in jazz only once every five years\n\n• 2024 ASCAP Herb Alpert Youn
 g Jazz Composer Award recipient\n\n• Recognized by Jazz at Lincoln Cente
 r as one of “jazz’s most promising young composers”\n\n• Performed
  with Wynton Marsalis\, Kurt Rosenwinkel\, and Gary Bartz\n\n• Appeared 
 at Carnegie Hall\, Village Vanguard\, and the Apollo Theater\n\n• Associ
 ate musical director and pianist for George Clooney’s Good Night\, and G
 ood Luck on Broadway\n\n\n\n\nWith trumpet\, saxophone\, bass\, drums\, an
 d Block’s piano at the center\, this quintet brings the album to life wi
 th sharp interplay\, emotional range\, and serious forward motion.\n\n\n\n
 \nBand Lineup:\n\nJoe Block\, piano/compositions\n\nNoah Halpern\, trumpet
 \n\nDylan Band\, tenor/soprano saxophones\n\nSam Harris\, bass\n\nMiguel R
 ussell\, drums\n\nhttps://blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/shows/13011/2026
 -10-18
URL:https://blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/shows/13011/2026-10-18
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